It is that all-toofamiliar feeling of discomfort, tension, or anxiety that a person may experience when he or she has to interact with other people, or when he or she faces the prospect of doing something in front of others.
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Sexual and Gender Minority Populations
“Sex” (or “sex assigned at birth”) refers to whether someone is labeled as male or female at birth (or before birth during an ultrasound).
Sexual Assault
Anyone — men, women, and even children — can be sexually assaulted.
Selective Mutism
Selective Mutism (SM) is an anxiety disorder in which a child or adolescent fails to speak in specific social situations or to specific people (e.g., school, birthday parties, or to familiar adults), despite being able to speak in other situations and to other people (e.g., home, parents, or to peers).
Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is a major mental illness which affects approximately 1 out of 100 in the world’s population.
Radically Open Dialectical Behavior Therapy
Radically Open Dialectical Behavior Therapy (RO DBT) is a type of cognitive behavioral therapy developed by Dr. Thomas R. Lynch for disorders of overcontrol.
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Most people experience stressful events, but when the event is exceptionally stressful it may be called trauma or a traumatic experience.
Postpartum Depression and Anxiety
Postpartum depression and anxiety are very common disorders, affecting as many as 1 in 6 new mothers.
Phobias
A phobia can be defined as a fear and/or avoidance of an object, activity, or situation that the individual knows is out of proportion to the actual danger that that object, activity, or situation poses.
Pediatric Mood Disorders
It is normal for youths to experience periods of depressed mood as they navigate childhood and adolescence.
Parenting Programs
Parenting programs provide parents with skills to help reduce challenging behaviors in their child (e.g., aggression, defiance) and improve their relationship with their child
Panic Disorder
In panic disorder, the panic attacks are “false” alarms, because the feeling of the alarm occurs even though there is no real danger.
Opioid Use Disorder
Opioid use disorder is defined by regular use of opioids and at least two of the following symptoms: (1) taking more opioids than one wanted, or intended to; (2) having trouble cutting down on opioid use; (3) spending a lot of time getting, using, or recovering from the effects of opioids;
Obsessive-Complusive Disorder
Although once thought to be a relatively rare condition, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is now recognized to be a common and often debilitating form of mental illness.
Military Veterans Mental Health
Though military personnel and veterans can experience the full range of mental health conditions, research suggests they are more likely to be diagnosed with mood and anxiety disorders, including depression, panic, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), as well as anger-related disorders.
Military Suicide
Suicides among military personnel have been steadily rising during the past ten years, with suicide now being the second-leading cause of death among military personnel.
Military Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
PTSD is a stress-related disorder that develops after a traumatic experience.
Marital Distress
According to recent census data, approximately 50% of first marriages end in divorce, one of life’s most stressful events.
Low Back Pain
According to the Nuprin Pain Report, over half of the U.S. adult population suffers from backaches each year.
Misuse of Legal Stimulants by Children and Adolescents
Misuse of legal stimulants by children and adolescents is a growing concern for parents and health-care providers.
Intimate Partner Violence
Increasing attention has been devoted to intimate partner violence by the general public, government agencies, and mental health professionals over the past 50 years.
Insomnia
Insomnia is a common problem affecting up to 30% of adults. Half of the people with insomnia think their problem is bad enough to seek professional help.
Injury Prevention With Young Children
The greatest risk to children’s health is not cancer, heart disease, or any other form of illness. The leading killer of children (ages 1–19) in the United States is injury.
Hoarding
A person collects and keeps a lot of items, even things that appear useless or of little value to most people
Living With HIV
HIV is a chronic illness, and with proper treatment, individuals with HIV can live long lives, generally without changes to one’s life expectancy.
Headache
A migraine or “sick headache,” is experienced as a sudden onset, most often one-sided, intensely throbbing pain.
Understanding Your Friend or Relative’s Alcohol or Drug Problem
If someone you know has an alcohol or drug problem, whether it is your spouse, another family member, a friend, or an employee, your support can be very important in helping that person change.
Female Sexual Pain
Female Sexual Pain (FSP) disorders affect about 15% of women, and include symptoms of pain in and around the vulva, vagina, or uterus.
Eating Disorders
Large amounts of food put us at risk for the three major eating disorders: obesity, bulimia, and anorexia nervosa.
Drug Use and Abuse
When we speak of drugs, we mean those substances that affect our brain and, thus, our behavior.
Helping Children Cope With Divorce
There is a 50/50 chance that couples who marry today will divorce, and almost half of all children now growing up in the United States have seen or will see their parents’ marriage end.
Crime
Crime is frequent, increasing, and truly democratic; it affects Americans regardless of sex, race, and age.
Coping With Cancer
Cancer is the number two killer in the United States after heart disease.
Depression
Depression is a common psychological problem, experienced by many people at some time during their lives.
Complicated Grief
Grief is a normal reaction and includes a variety of psychological and physiological symptoms that evolve over time.
Survivors of Trauma: Combat-Related Stress
Traumas in the military can occur in a variety of circumstances, at home and abroad
Cognitive Remediation for Psychiatric Disorders
Cognitive remediation (CR), also called cognitive enhancement, cognitive rehabilitation, or cognitive training, is a behavioral intervention targeting problems with cognition (the mental ability to process and understand information and ideas).
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is an illness characterized by a combination of symptoms and signs that have lasted six months or longer.
Child Sexual Abuse
Child sexual abuse (CSA) involves sexual contact between a child and an adult, an older youth (e.g., four or more years older), or any person perceived as having greater power or authority.
Adolescent and Young Adults With Cancer
The effects of a cancer diagnosis and treatment may be especially upsetting for people diagnosed as adolescents and young adults.
Borderline Personality Disorder
Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is a psychological disorder affecting about 1 to 2% of the population.
Body Dysmorphic Disorder
Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is a psychiatric disorder characterized by a preoccupation with a nonexistent or slight appearance defect, coupled with behaviors or rituals, such as excessive mirror checking, performed in response to appearance-related anxiety.
Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar disorder, formerly known as manic-depressive illness, is a persistent psychological illness that affects over 2% of adults worldwide.
Bereavement
Although loss is a nearly universal experience, there is considerable variety in how people grieve.
Bed-Wetting
About 15% of all elementary-school-age children wet the bed, and continued bed-wetting beyond the age of 5 is a problem that should be treated.
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) has two parts: difficulty using language to communicate and restricted and repetitive behaviors.
Anger
In response to being criticized or ignored, or when overwhelmed with daily hassles, people can feel irritated, annoyed, or angry.
Alcohol
Drinking beverages containing alcohol has been prevalent in many societies throughout history.
AIDS Prevention
The first known cases of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) were identified in 1981
Chronic Pain
Chronic, disabling pain is estimated to affect over 50 million people in the U.S. alone.
Bullying for Mental Health Professionals
Bullying is a significant problem for many children, youth, and adults worldwide.
Bullying
Bullying is a significant problem for many children, adolescents, and adults worldwide.
Aging
Most older adults are less likely than younger adults to have common mental health conditions
Adolescent Suicide
Suicide the third leading cause of death for adolescents. Out of every 100 attempts, 1 adolescent will succeed in committing suicide.
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
People with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) have difficulties in sustaining attention to tasks, particularly if they demand more effort than usual.
Assertiveness Training
Assertiveness training can be an effective treatment for certain conditions, such as depression, social anxiety, and problems resulting from unexpressed anger.
Health Anxiety
Anxiety is the body’s natural response to the perception of threat.
Anxiety Disorders
Anxiety is a normal emotion and common experience, and it represents one of the most basic of human emotions.